German Foreign Office
E11382
The German Foreign Office is Germany’s federal ministry responsible for managing the country’s foreign policy, diplomatic relations, and representation abroad.
All labels observed (22)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T113788 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: German Foreign Office Context triple: [Martin Luther (diplomat), employer, German Foreign Office]
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A.
Foreign Office of Nazi Germany
The Foreign Office of Nazi Germany was the regime’s diplomatic ministry, responsible for managing foreign relations and often complicit in implementing its expansionist and genocidal policies.
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B.
Permanent Mission of Germany to the United Nations
The Permanent Mission of Germany to the United Nations is Germany’s official diplomatic representation to the UN, responsible for advancing German foreign policy and coordinating its participation in multilateral negotiations at UN headquarters.
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C.
Reich Chancellery
The Reich Chancellery was the official headquarters and executive office of the German Chancellor in Berlin, serving as a central seat of power in Nazi Germany under Adolf Hitler.
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D.
Ministry of the Interior of Nazi Germany
The Ministry of the Interior of Nazi Germany was the central government department responsible for internal administration, domestic policy, and implementing many of the regime’s racial and repressive laws.
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E.
French Consulate
The French Consulate was the authoritarian republican government that ruled France from 1799 to 1804, during which Napoleon Bonaparte rose to power as First Consul before proclaiming himself Emperor.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: German Foreign Office Target entity description: The German Foreign Office is Germany’s federal ministry responsible for managing the country’s foreign policy, diplomatic relations, and representation abroad.
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A.
Foreign Office of Nazi Germany
The Foreign Office of Nazi Germany was the regime’s diplomatic ministry, responsible for managing foreign relations and often complicit in implementing its expansionist and genocidal policies.
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B.
Permanent Mission of Germany to the United Nations
The Permanent Mission of Germany to the United Nations is Germany’s official diplomatic representation to the UN, responsible for advancing German foreign policy and coordinating its participation in multilateral negotiations at UN headquarters.
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C.
Reich Chancellery
The Reich Chancellery was the official headquarters and executive office of the German Chancellor in Berlin, serving as a central seat of power in Nazi Germany under Adolf Hitler.
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D.
Ministry of the Interior of Nazi Germany
The Ministry of the Interior of Nazi Germany was the central government department responsible for internal administration, domestic policy, and implementing many of the regime’s racial and repressive laws.
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E.
French Consulate
The French Consulate was the authoritarian republican government that ruled France from 1799 to 1804, during which Napoleon Bonaparte rose to power as First Consul before proclaiming himself Emperor.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
federal ministry of Germany
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foreign affairs ministry ⓘ |
| archives | political archives of the German Foreign Office ⓘ |
| budgetType | federal budget of Germany ⓘ |
| cooperatesWith |
Federal Chancellery, Berlin
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surface form:
Federal Chancellery (Germany)
Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (Germany) ⓘ Federal Ministry of Defence (Germany) ⓘ |
| country | Germany ⓘ |
| dateFounded | 1870 ⓘ |
| employs |
consular service of Germany
ⓘ
diplomatic service of Germany ⓘ |
| foundedBy | North German Confederation ⓘ |
| governs | foreign service law of Germany ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation | AA ⓘ |
| hasBuilding |
German Foreign Office
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Auswärtiges Amt building, Berlin
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| hasMinister |
Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs of Germany
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surface form:
Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs
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| hasOfficialWebsite | https://www.auswaertiges-amt.de ⓘ |
| headquartersCountry | Germany ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Berlin ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Germany
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surface form:
Federal Republic of Germany
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| locatedInTimeZone |
Central European Summer Time
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Central European Time ⓘ |
| officialName | Auswärtiges Amt ⓘ |
| oversees |
German consulates
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German embassies ⓘ German permanent missions to international organizations ⓘ |
| partOf | Federal Government of Germany ⓘ |
| precededBy | Prussian Ministry of Foreign Affairs ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
European policy coordination of Germany
ⓘ
consular assistance to German citizens abroad ⓘ coordination of EU foreign policy positions for Germany ⓘ crisis prevention and stabilization abroad ⓘ cultural relations and education policy abroad of Germany ⓘ diplomatic relations of Germany ⓘ foreign policy of Germany ⓘ human rights policy abroad of Germany ⓘ implementation of sanctions policy of Germany ⓘ international climate and energy diplomacy of Germany ⓘ international security policy of Germany ⓘ public diplomacy of Germany ⓘ representation of Germany abroad ⓘ treaty negotiations of Germany ⓘ visa policy implementation abroad for Germany ⓘ |
| seat | Werderscher Markt 1, Berlin ⓘ |
| shortName | AA ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Chancellor of Germany
ⓘ
surface form:
Federal Chancellor of Germany
|
| usesLanguage |
English
ⓘ
German ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: German Foreign Office Description of subject: The German Foreign Office is Germany’s federal ministry responsible for managing the country’s foreign policy, diplomatic relations, and representation abroad.
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Federal Foreign Office of Germany
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Federal Foreign Office of Germany
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Foreign Office of the German Empire
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Foreign Office of the German Empire
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Foreign Office of the German Empire
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German Foreign Ministry
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Federal Foreign Office of Germany
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German Foreign Office
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this entity surface form:
German Federal Foreign Office
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German Foreign Office in Berlin
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German Federal Foreign Office
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German Federal Foreign Office
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Federal Foreign Office of Germany
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German Federal Foreign Office (via German Archaeological Institute)
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Werderscher Markt
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Foreign Office of Germany
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Protocol Department of the Federal Foreign Office
this entity surface form:
Federal Foreign Office of Germany
subject surface form:
Protocol Department of the Federal Foreign Office
this entity surface form:
Federal Foreign Office of Germany
this entity surface form:
Federal Foreign Office of Germany
this entity surface form:
Federal Foreign Office of Germany
subject surface form:
Political Section (U.S. Embassy Berlin)
this entity surface form:
German Federal Foreign Office